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A Unique Population in a Unique Area: The Alcon Blue Butterfly and Its Specific Parasitoid in the Białowieża Forest
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Caterpillars of the Alcon blue butterfly Phengaris alcon feed initially inside flowerheads of Gentiana plants but complete their development as ‘cuckoos’ in nests of Myrmica ants being fed by workers. Social parasitism protects larvae from most natural enemies and only specialized ic...
Autores principales: | Dziekańska, Izabela, Nowicki, Piotr, Pirożnikow, Ewa, Sielezniew, Marcin |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7601206/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33053630 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects11100687 |
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